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Mobile cloud computing is the ability to take advantage of cloud computing resources and benefits with a mobile device like a smart phone or mobile phone. The challenge is that unlike a personal computer or other computing device, the mobile devices have limited browser and computing power to execute tasks and require developers to consider caching and other techniques that make use of the limited resources of the mobile device so that one can connect to and use cloud computing applications and other cloud resources.

In the same way, that cloud computing is an evolution in the way one accesses and uses computing resources. I think mobile cloud computing is a natural evolution to ensure that consumers have the ability to do more with their mobile devices.

The term "cloud computing" is being bandied about a lot these days, mainly in the context of the "future of the web." But cloud computing's potential doesn't begin and end with the personal computer's transformation into a thin client - the mobile platform is going to be heavily impacted by this technology as well. At least that's the analysis being put forth by ABI Research. Their recent report, Mobile Cloud Computing, theorizes that the cloud will soon become a disruptive force in the mobile world, eventually becoming the dominant way in which mobile applications operate.

I think you have to also include in the explanation that the mobile application is more of a true application and not a web based app. It is more of a client server model unlike the web based browser centric designs of typical Java Web based applications. The mobile app is more limited in resources but goes beyond what a browser based app can do since it has local storage and more than just browser capabilities.